The local marching band, comprised of enthusiastic youths from the village, paraded around The Island mid-evening on Tuesday, Dec 17th much to the delight of Island visitors (especially the youngsters, many of whom had never seen such a spectacle!). I was busy manning the braai, but did manage to zip out and take a few photos. Apparently, this was a bit of a rehearsal - they are due back sometime later in the month (trust me, you'll hear them coming!).
I came across this little fellow burrowing through the grass while I was weeding the garden. Hopefully he'll recover from the shock and be on his way soon...
It's another glorious, blue-sky, sun-filled day out there today - simply too beautiful to spend behind the PC! Nonetheless, I've added a few new cycling routes to the website, as well as some of the new walking routes mapped by the Great Brak River Tourism Initiative - there's the Art Route, the Historic Route, the collection of Short Walks, and then for the cyclists, the collection of Village Cycling Routes and, of course the Fragrance Route (which you could also do by car if you're so inclined - but mind the cyclists!). if you're in town for the season, why not check them out?
For a more challenging ride, there's the 52.2 km's Attakwas route which loops up behind Friemersheim. Similar to other routes posted in the Cycling section of this website. This particular ride was posted by fellow Sports Tracker user John William Goosen last year. Check it out at: http://www.sports-tracker.com/#/workout/johnwgoosen/3q3et6dohs7snlaf
The last of three great cycling routes shared by local biker "Vera". This one has a moderate rating, and takes the rider into the farmland behind Great Brak River - great views of the Outeniqua Mountains back there, and then those glorious, sweeping ocean vistas on the way back into the village. 42.30 km's from the starting point at the Peperboom Restaurant on Long Street. Check it out at:http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/perdeplaas-great-brak-river
Another great cycling route shared by local biker "Vera". This one is fairly easy/moderate, especially with the great descent down by the Spar on the way back to the village. 20.55 km's from the starting point at the Pepperboom Restaurant on Long Street. Check it out at: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/spar-route-great-brak-river
One of three great coastal cycle routes tracked by local biker "Vera" on the www.bikely.com website. This one is 16.72 km's long, starting from the Peperboom Restaurant on Long Street. It goes out the gravel road near the old brick yard, by the ostrich farms and back along the old R102 from Little Brak. Mind the traffic as you share the road. Check it out: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/vera-1
Don Vos has shared some beautiful photos of The Island on the Great Brak River Community Network website.
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